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The state recently announced initiatives aimed at ensuring minority-, women-, and veteran-owned businesses (MWVOB) can more fully participate in New Jersey’s multi-billion–dollar supply chain. The Department of Treasury has commissioned the first disparity study in nearly 20 years to measure spend data, which it views as key to opening new opportunities for MWVOBs to contract […]
Taft Communications and NJBIA recently hosted a virtual webinar on how communications can promote racial equity in the workplace. And the theme of “words matter” was a constant in the important hourlong discussion – even if some of those words aren’t easy to broach and not all subsequent actions have yet arrived. “Change is a journey,” said panelist […]
Racial and ethnic diversity in the boardrooms of Fortune 500 companies has been notably slow to take shape, according to the findings from Heidrick & Struggles’ 2020 U.S. Board Monitor. While the report found boards made significant gains in appointing gender diverse board members in 2019, with women making up an all-time high of 44% […]
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